Bill Gates’ wife has been talking to divorce lawyers for more than 18 months – and according to a bombing report on Sunday, the pedophile was related to her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Melinda Gates, 56, has been working with attorneys at several firms since at least October 2019 – the same month her husband was first exposed as meeting Epstein in his Manhattan mansion, The Wall Street Journal said, Citing sources and divorce documents.
Sources said the Microsoft co-founder’s dealings with pedophiles were a concern for his wife.
Melinda Gates – a global advocate for women and girls – had already warned her billionaire tech-mogul husband that he was uncomfortable with Epstein since they had both met him in 2013, sources in the outlet confirmed earlier reports Of.
In 2013, Microsoft Multibillion allegedly flew on Epstein’s so-called “Lolita Express” private jet from New Jersey to Palm Beach, according to flight records.
The WSJ said that despite Melinda’s concerns, Gates and some employees of his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation maintained ties with the ailing financier who killed himself in his Manhattan lockup in August 2019.
After the initial expose of his meetings, Gates held his meetings with Epstein as a “mistake in judgment”.
The report stated that his wife was already meeting with lawyers, however, the couple announced their divorce in the COVID-19 epidemic, until their shock announcement was made on Monday.
In that period, the couple had unexpectedly kicked out of the World Economic Forum gathering of leaders in Davos, Switzerland – and Gates had also resigned from the boards of Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway.
Although the resignation was put under the plan to give Gates a focus on philanthropy, he and his wife were actually already in discussions as to how to split their $ 130 billion fortune in divorce.
Melinda was working with her current legal team until then, except for legal docs Robert Cohen, who has represented Michael Bloomberg and Ivana Trump in their divorce.
Her husband’s high-powered legal team includes Ronald Olson, a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson, who has represented the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, the WSJ said.
Olson is a board member at Berkshire Hathaway, where Gates sat on the board with his close friend and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett until last year.
According to the WSJ, the gates were already about 1,250 miles away.
Bill signed papers from Palm Desert, California, while his wife did so from Bellevue, Washington, near the family home and the Foundation’s headquarters, according to the filing.
A spokeswoman for Melinda Gates did not respond to questions asked about the reasons for seeking a divorce.
A Gates spokesman said he stood by his 2019 statement that he met Epstein but “had no business relationship and friendship with him.”
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